Warren Taylor - History Harvest Minute

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Hello, and welcome to today's History Harvest Minute.
In this History Harvest Minute, we explore stories from around the nation, collected by students and community history harvesters.
Today we travel to Omaha, Nebraska, where Warren Taylor shared his 1840 penny. The pennny once belonged to Mr. Taylor's maternal great-grandmother, and has been passed down from generation to generation as a symbol of liberty and the meaning of emancipation.
Taylor: "It's kinda unnusual for a slave to have a penny [in that period]. She hid it until [--] passed away."
Mr. Taylor also told us a little about what kind of penny it is.
Taylor: "[-----] and I don't know what that would be for this. I'll take it to a coin shop one of these days to see."
The penny is still in excellent condition and it's considered a braided-hair [--] style.
That is all for today's History Harvest Minute. For more information on this item and others like it, please visit www.historyharvest.unl.edu.

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